Hurricane Mathew isn't playing nice. Do you think he will make landfall, loop around, or going out to sea? Regardless, Team Fin & Field is encouraging everyone along the Atlantic seaboard to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Hoping all of our families, friends, partners, sportsmen, and others stay safe! #FinandField - #HurricaneMathew - #StaySafe - #Florida
The NOAA and USAF Hurricane Hunter aircraft have been flying simultaneously into the eye of Hurricane Matthew. The center of this powerful hurricane is located about 105 miles (165 km) south of Long Island, Bahamas. Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph (195 km/h) with higher gusts - a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days, and Matthew is expected to remain at category 3 or stronger while it moves through the Bahamas and approaches the east coast of Florida. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Cuban provinces of Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba, Holguin, Granma, and Las Tunas, all the Bahamas, and along the Florida east coast from north of Golden Beach to the Flagler/Volusia county line , including Lake Okeechobee. A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the Cuban province of Camaguey, and along the Florida east coast from north of the Flagler/Volusia county line to Fernandina Beach. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Haiti, the Turks and Caicos Islands, along the Florida east coast from Chokoloskee to Golden Beach, and the Florida Keys from Seven Mile Bridge eastward, including Florida Bay. Interests elsewhere in the Florida Peninsula and the Florida Keys should monitor the progress of Matthew. Matthew is likely to produce devastating impacts from storm surge, extreme winds, heavy rains, flash floods, and/or mudslides in portions of the hurricane warning areas in Cuba and the Bahamas. Please consult statements from the meteorological services and other government officials in those countries. When a hurricane is forecast to take a track roughly parallel to a coastline, as Matthew is forecast to do from Florida through South Carolina, it becomes very difficult to specify impacts at any one location. For example, only a small deviation of the track to the left of the NHC forecast could bring the core of a major hurricane onshore within the hurricane warning area in Florida. However, a small deviation to the right could keep the hurricane- force winds offshore. Tropical storm or hurricane conditions could affect Georgia,South Carolina, and North Carolina later this week or this weekend,even if the center of Matthew remains offshore. It is too soon to determine what, if any, land areas might be directly affected by Matthew next week. At a minimum, dangerous beach and boating conditions are likely along much of the U.S. east coast during the next several days. The National Hurricane Center is issuing Potential Storm Surge Flooding Maps, and Prototype Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphics for Matthew. It is important to remember that the Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map does not represent a forecast of expected inundation, but rather depicts a reasonable worst-case scenario - the amount of inundation that has a 10 percent chance of being exceeded. In addition, because the Flooding Map is based on inputs that extend out only to about 72 hours, it best represents the flooding potential in those locations within the watch and warning Go the NHC website at www.hurricanes.gov for the latest on Hurricane Matthew.
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